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Butte Falls Charter School

720 Laurel Ave, Butte Falls, OR 97522 · (541) 865-3563 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED42-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL119 STUDENTS
Enrollment
119
Combined
STATE 384
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
12 FTE teachers
STATE 22.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
97 students
STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten
6
Grade 1
12
Grade 2
10
Grade 3
13
Grade 4
17
Grade 5
3
Grade 6
8
Grade 7
8
Grade 8
12
Grade 9
7
Grade 10
9
Grade 11
3
Grade 12
11
Student demographics
White
10286%
STATE 57%
Hispanic
1311%
STATE 26%
Asian
22%
STATE 4%
Native American
11%
STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
6555%
Female
5345%

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Test scores

OSAS 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
22.0%
OR avg 43.0% . +5.1pp since 2023
Math
19.0%
OR avg 31.8% . +10.4pp since 2023
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
14.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.9%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.8pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
119
-116 (-49%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 17.8:1
% White
86%
was 83%
% Hispanic
11%
was 13%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
2%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Butte Falls Charter School

Butte Falls Charter School operates as a very small multi-level school in Butte Falls, Oregon, part of Butte Falls SD 91. Current enrollment sits at 119 students spanning grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 384 students per school, that is 69% below typical.

Butte Falls Charter School sits inside Butte Falls SD 91, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Butte Falls Charter School lists that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 11% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, Butte Falls Charter School logs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.5:1 average. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Butte Falls Charter School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 30.9%; this one comes in at 14.1%, -16.8 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Jackson County put median household earnings sit near $73,999, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Jackson County runs 70 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,143 students), of which Butte Falls Charter School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lake Creek Learning Center, around 8.5 miles off. On composite proficiency, Butte Falls Charter School comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 36.5%.

Butte Falls Charter School operates from a low-density location. Butte Falls Charter School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Butte Falls Charter School's enrollment has declined 49% since 2018, when it stood at 235 (now 119). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

Jackson County at a glance

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Population
222,645
Census ACS
Median income
$73,999
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
70
30,143 students

Quick facts

School name
Butte Falls Charter School
District
Butte Falls SD 91
Address
720 Laurel Ave, Butte Falls, OR 97522
Phone
(541) 865-3563
County
Jackson County
Level
Combined
Grade range
KG–12
Total enrollment
119
Teachers (FTE)
12
Student–teacher ratio
10.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
97 (82%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
410258000426
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Butte Falls Charter School
How many students attend Butte Falls Charter School?
Butte Falls Charter School enrolls approximately 119 students in grades KG-12.
Is Butte Falls Charter School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Butte Falls Charter School is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Butte Falls Charter School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Butte Falls Charter School is approximately 10.3:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Butte Falls Charter School?
At Butte Falls Charter School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Asian.
What district is Butte Falls Charter School in?
Butte Falls Charter School is part of Butte Falls SD 91.
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